XAFS Data Interchange: A single spectrum XAFS data file format

We propose a standard data format for the interchange of XAFS data. The XAFS Data Interchange (XDI) standard is meant to encapsulate a single spectrum of XAFS along with relevant metadata. XDI is a text-based format with a simple syntax which clearly delineates metadata from the data table in a way...

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Published in:Journal of physics. Conference series 2016-01, Vol.712 (1), p.012148-012148
Main Authors: Ravel, B., Newville, M.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Data analysis
Format
Metadata
Physics
Scientific visualization
Spreadsheets
Standard data
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Summary:We propose a standard data format for the interchange of XAFS data. The XAFS Data Interchange (XDI) standard is meant to encapsulate a single spectrum of XAFS along with relevant metadata. XDI is a text-based format with a simple syntax which clearly delineates metadata from the data table in a way that is easily interpreted both by a computer and by a human. The metadata header is inspired by the format of an electronic mail header, representing metadata names and values as an associative array. The data table is represented as columns of numbers. This format can be imported as is into most existing XAFS data analysis, spreadsheet, or data visualization programs. Along with a specification and a dictionary of metadata types, we provide an application-programming interface written in C and bindings for programming dynamic languages.
ISSN:1742-6588
1742-6596
DOI:10.1088/1742-6596/712/1/012148